China vs. China

Updated April 7, 2000 12:21 a.m. ET

And so the big vote in the House on China's entry to the World Trade Organization will come the week of May 22. So announced House Speaker Hastert. As important as the vote is, many of the 435 men and women deciding this issue have never visited China. That of course isn't always possible, but what should be possible is for the Members to make some effort to cast an informed vote.

Exhibit A for getting informed just now are recent signs that the long-running internal battle over the merits of a market economy isn't yet...